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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  214
• Lot Description:
  Eldershaw, Finney. Australia As It Really Is; in its life, scenery, & adventure: with the character, habits
  and customs of its Aboriginal inhabitants and the prospects and extent of its gold fields. Duodecimo in sixes, frontispiece and three chromolithographs, original cloth, rear board detaching. London, Published for The Author by Darton & Co., 1854.
• Notes:
  First edition: a racy and readable account of colonial experiences from the 1840s written by the Secretary to the New South Wales Parliament. Much of this charming book is taken up with the narrative of the author’s bush experiences in the decade before the gold rushes and a portrayal of colonial society. The informative and useful final chapter discusses the gold discovery and its social consequences as well as the prospects of the diggings, including a visit to Ophir in the early years. Ferguson, 9411.
• Estimate:
  A$60 - 80
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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